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03474aam a2200505 i 4500 001 16C5C4D679F111E483621AAFDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20141202010131 008 131125s2014 enka b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2013046908 020 $a 1107033241 (Hardback) 020 $a 9781107033245 (Hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)864871653 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d BTCTA $d SINLB $d YDXCP $d EYM $d SINIE $d OCLCF $d YUS $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a a-si--- 050 00 $a PE3502.S5 $b W66 2014 082 00 $a 427/.95957 $2 23 084 $a LAN009000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Wong, Jock, $e author. 245 14 $a The culture of Singapore English / $c Jock O. Wong, National University of Singapore. 264 1 $a Cambridge, United Kingdom : $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2014. 300 $a xv, 329 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Studies in English language 520 $a "This book provides a fresh approach to Singapore English, by focusing on its cultural connotations. The author, a native Singaporean, explores a range of aspects of this rich variety of English - including address forms, social categories, particles and interjections - and links particular words to particular cultural norms. By using the Natural Semantic Metalanguage (NSM) approach, which is free from technical terminology, he explains the relationship between meaning and culture with maximal clarity, and an added strength of this study lies in its use of authentic examples and pictures, which offer a fascinating glimpse of Singaporean life. Through comparisons with Anglo English, it also explores some difficulties associated with Standard English and cultural misunderstanding. Lending a unique local perspective and written with an incisiveness that makes it ideal for both academic and non-academic readers, this book will appeal to all those interested in Singapore English and its cultural values"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-326) and index. 505 0 $a 1. English in Singapore -- 2. The language of culture and the culture of language -- 3. Singlish forms of address -- 4. Cultural categories and stereotypes -- 5. The discourse of 'can' in Singlish -- 6. Expressions of certainty and overstatements -- 7. The tonal particles of Singlish -- 8. The enigmatic particle loÌr -- 9. Interjections: aiya and aiyo -- 10. Making sense of Singlish. 650 0 $a English language $z Singapore $x Grammar. 650 0 $a English language $x Variation $z Singapore. 650 0 $a English language $x Social aspects $z Singapore. 650 0 $a English language $x Dialects $z Singapore. 650 0 $a Language and culture $z Singapore. 651 0 $a Singapore $x Languages. 650 7 $a LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a English language $x Dialects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00911083 650 7 $a English language $x Grammar. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00911209 650 7 $a English language $x Social aspects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00911649 650 7 $a English language $x Variation. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00911928 650 7 $a Language and culture. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00992135 650 7 $a Language and languages. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00992154 651 7 $a Singapore. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01205288 830 0 $a Studies in English language. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231019021334.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=16C5C4D679F111E483621AAFDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search